Started as a small family carpentry businesses in May 1869, BAM grown into a major European built environment businesses, employing 20,000 people and with a turnover of around €7 billion worldwide.
Working in partnership with Trees For All, BAM will plant 100,000 trees in Bolivia and Uganda, while the remaining 50,000 will shared between its ten European operating companies.
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Royal BAM Group has been listed on the Euronext Amsterdam since 1959. Two of its operating companies are based in the UK: BAM Construct UK, which has an annual turnover of around one billion pounds and employs 2,500 people in construction and property services, and BAM Nuttall that has a turnover of around £700m and employees 3,000 people in civil engineering and infrastructure.
James Wimpenny, BAM Construct UK's Chief Executive, said: "We are very proud in the UK to be part of a successful worldwide business that is known for its quality, expertise and innovation. We are proud too of our heritage but also embrace a forward looking attitude and new and better ways of working.
"The gift of 150,000 trees is because we recognise sustainability is so important for the future well-being of society. We will be announcing the locations of the UK tree plantings soon."
